Monday, 11 July 2016

RUMOURS: Manchester United had £35m bid rejected for Ighalo

Louis van Gaal was desperate for a new striker to
save his final season at Old Trafford but Watford rejected the offer,
while also fending off interest from China

Manchester United had a £35 million bid for Odion Ighalo rejected by Watford, according to the Sunday Times.

Louis
van Gaal was desperate to sign a striker in January in order to save
United’s season but Watford turned down the offer for the Nigeria
international, who finished the season with 15 goals in 37 Premier
League appearances.

The report claims that both clubs agreed not
to make the negotiations public so that Ighalo would not become
unsettled midway through the season.

Earlier this summer, Watford also rejected a £38m bid for the striker from Chinese club Shanghai SIPG.